The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library, designed by Snøhetta and scheduled to open in July 2026 in Medora, North Dakota, is conceived as a low‑slung, grass‑covered structure that blends almost seamlessly into the Badlands landscape that shaped Roosevelt’s conservation philosophy. Snøhetta’s design treats the building and terrain as a single continuous form—part museum, part overlook—organized around a looping, walkable roof and a series of indoor–outdoor interpretive spaces. The project is being built to meet the Living Building Challenge, aiming for net‑positive energy and water use, and will house immersive exhibits, a digital research archive, and a reconstruction of Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch cabin. More than a traditional presidential library, it is intended as a civic and environmental destination that links Roosevelt’s legacy of public service and conservation directly to the land that inspired it.
